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Robin Hood Airport to get new Link Road with the help of government funding
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Events in the area
Southern Electronics show
Date:
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Contact: bronwene@electronicsyorkshire.org.uk
Saxton Partners Achiever Clubs: Emotional Intelligence
Date: 18th March 2011
Location: The Bruntwood Building, West One, Wellington Street, Leeds
Contact: Email Helen@saxtonpartners.co.uk
RSM Tenon 4Finance Update Seminar
Date: 22nd March 2011
Location: 2 Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP
Contact: Email andrew.tither@rsmtenon.com
The 3rd International Minerals, Resources and Environment Annual Conference 2011
Date: 23rd March 2011
Location: The Royal York Hotel, York
Contact: To book contact: Emma Darwin on: edarwin@rics.org or 01924 229307
The Sheffield Met Club
Date: 23rd March 2011
Location: Sheffield Holiday Inn Royal Victoria
Contact ALPHA DEBT RECOVERY for more details
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Bank of England rates
INTEREST rates were held again at 0.5% by the Monetary Policy Committee today despite concerns over inflation.
The Bank of England’s rate-setting committee also chose not to expand the £200bn quantitative easing programme.
Their decision means interest rates have now remained unchanged for two years
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When cash runs short
cash keeps business in business. However healthy the order book and profit margin may be – if a business runs out of cash it wont be able to pay suppliers, wages or overheads and could potentially fail. consider these :
- do you have sufficient cash/finance available to meet commitments as they fall due ?
- are you confident it will remain that way for the forseeable ?
- do you keep a regular forecast on your cash flow situation to ensure you stay within your budget ?
- are your major ie. larger customers paying you promptly and not putting you under pressure to extend terms ?
- are you at the top of the list for payment ie are your services vital ?
- are you sure that your customer isn’t having financial difficulties ?
- are you implmenting good credit management practice ?
keep posted to find out my tips in answer to when cash runs short !!!
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MY PERFECT VALENTINES BALL
To celebrate the launch of the “perfect day charity single” raising money for the Doncaster Cancer detection trust – the new single and video premier will be on the night
Saturday 12th February at the Doncaster racecourse 7pm ring 01302 515125 or 01302 623456 to make a donation to the cause !!!
Doncaster Business’s raising money to help Doncaster people !!!
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Our 1 Year Debt Recovery Plan – see whats you get for your money
- Dedicated collection Manager assigned personally to your case this will ensure smooth transition from credit control to debt recovery.
- Proactive telephone negotiations and letters in accordance with the law in respect of debt recovery of your monies owed with a current proven success rate of 86%, usually recovered within the first 10 to 21 days.
- Also provided is the tracing of up to 5 individuals who have left their former address using a market leading tracing service. (normal charges £30 +vat each check)
- 3 Free Credit checks of new commercial clients and upon request – existing ones too. (normal charges £20 + vat each check)
- Collection of debts up to 6 years old
- Unlimited debt collecting with no minimum amount of debt or debtors for a period of 12 months – outsource the headache of chasing those elusive debtors !)
- Easy & effective method to assist your in house credit control dept with FREE advice to ensure smooth process from you to us.
- Visits from our local representatives if necessary although we achieve most of our recoveries pre litigation and this action is avoided.
In the unlikely event of court action being necessary we have and experienced court liason officer who will prepare court documents for your case for a small fee. We also provide a wide variety of other services however additional fees would also apply.
We pride ourselves on a professional approach which ensures the reputation of your company stays intact, with every effort made to recover your money in an appropriate manner.
NB – Additional costs would be court/bailiff costs should you decide that course of action.
From £150 + Vat for our ANNUAL PLAN
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North Notts Business Club – networking opportunity
North Notts Business Connections Breakfast Networking
Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Hello everyone!
Here’s the hot news this week, and it’s only Monday!
Did you see the great feature in the Worksop Guardian last week on the North Notts Business Awards? http://bit.ly/2lkCBm
Trax FM are now supporting and appearing at the Business Awards – Tune in for loads of news, Trax FM 107.1 to 107.9 FM
We are also thrilled to confirm that the Excellence in Customer Services Award is being sponsored by
There’s loads’ going on in North Notts providing you with communication platforms to help your business, here’s a quick reminder of how you can get involved and take advantage of these :-
February’s Breakfast Networking Event The venue :- We’re delighted to be back at Retford Golf Clubwww.retfordgolfclub.org
To book simply visit : https://www.eventelephant.com/NNBCNetworkingFebruary2011 Jam packed as usual with presentations, news and of course lots of networking giving you the opportunity to build rapport with local firms and to generate those all important referrals! Don’t forget that tables are available at our events to display your literature and small displays absolutely free of charge. Why not take advantage of this? Please let me know your requirements by e mail ASAP so we can ensure that we have enough space for everyone.
Who do you know? As you are aware we are always keen to bring an ever increasing variety of business sectors to the events so to benefit everyone. Please make sure all of your contacts and clients know about the event and give them the opportunity to join us, the more the merrier! Don’t forget all referrals count toward the Referrer of the Year award! This is your last chance to clock up some points!!
North Notts Business Awards: 17th March 2011
supported by the Retford Times and Trax FM, sponsored by Bassetlaw District Council, Retford Enterprise Centre and Wright Vigar, hosted by Hodsock Priory and orgnaised by the three NNBC ladies ….. . Its really going to be quite a do!
We have some great sponsorship packages on offer to benefit your firm and tickets are also on sale, tickets are limited and over 1/3 have sold already so get in there quick! Contact morganblack@sky.com, tori@bouncepr.co.uk For details of all NNBC projects including the Business Awards, NNBC Magazine Business News and the very popular Ladies at Lunch networking please visit www.nnbconline.co.uk
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Tips on chasing payments
- If the invoice is large, call the customer before the payment due date to make sure it has been received and there is no query, this is good customer service
- Make immediate contact when payment has not arrived, be assertive about what you expect and when you expect it and make the consequences of non payment clear. Always follow up promises to make sure they are met
- Be polite, professional and persistent – do what you say you are going to do, when you said you were going to do it !!
- Try to get customers to pay by electronic transfer over the phone or direct debit if on a pay plan to avoid waiting for a cheque to arrive.
Runners up for 2 Doncaster Chamber Awards 2010
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CHASING PAYMENTS
When you get paid the sale is complete, when a customer doesn’t pay they are hanging on to money that is yours !! ASK FOR IT make sure that you have a system in place for following up non payment which includes a letter, email and telephone.
- Did you agree payment terms before you accepted their order ?
- Are you sure invoice is acurate to avoid disputes ?
- Has the payment due date past ?
- Do you have proof of delivery for any goods delivered ?
- DO keep a record of all collection activity
check in next week for my Top Tips !!!
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Doncaster Free Press Newspaper Article
A special thankyou to the Doncaster Free Press for doing an editorial in their women in business section it was a great piece and hopefully may inspire others that whatever happens in life keep focused and motivated and you will get there in the end. Will post the article on our blog asap. Also it was a great plug for our business at Alpha Debt Recovery – the commercial debt recovery specialist – here to solve all your debt recovery headaches.
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